Disclaimer: I don't own charmed yada yada etc
Paige walked through the park. It was early evening and the sun was starting to set, the wind shook the tree's creating a soft eerie wailing noise. She shuddered and looked behind herself nervously.
"Come on Paige, pull yourself. You fought demons and now you are scared of the wind".
She turned a corned and saw a woman and two children, a boy and a girl, walking quickly, one of the children was lagging behind and dragging a bag of groceries.
Paige smiled to herself and remembered how she had hated food shopping when she was younger. Suddenly she stiffened and looked around the park. Something wasn't right, something felt bad. She wanted to run home to the Manor and tell her sisters about it but she couldn't. The woman and the children were still there, they might be in danger. She walked faster and kept within hearing distance of them.
"Mom, why do I have to carry the heaviest bag? She doesn't have to carry anything!"
The boy was complaining and the girl smirked as she held the woman's hand and a doll in the other.
"Listen Josh, I am fed up of your attitude. Would it kill you to carry the food that YOU are going to eat when we get home?". The woman looked frustrated.
"That might not kill him but this will". A demon shimmered in front of them and raised his hand to throw an energy ball. The woman screamed and pushed her children behind her.
"Wait! Why have you come after us? Who are you?"
"I think you know the reason….WITCH" he spat the word as the energy ball left his hand and flew towards her. Paige stood stunned and was about to call for it when the woman threw up her hands. A blue shield appeared around her and the children. The energy ball ricocheted off and exploded on a tree.
"Don't be scared, we'll be safe behind my shield". The woman frantically said as she turned to her tearful children. The demon laughed and stalked around the perimeter.
"Foolish witch. I know you can't sustain this forever and when you tire I will be waiting here to kill you and collect my bounty".
The little girl curled up on the floor and sobbed softly while the boy tugged at his mother's sleeve.
"Mom, mom listen to me. MOM!".
"What is it Josh? I need to concentrate on keeping my shield up". She was beginning to pale and beads of sweat trickled down her brow.
"Let me use my powers on him! I have been practicing loads, I know I can do it". He smiled and looked expectantly at her.
"Oh Joshy, my boy, my baby. I can't let you do that. But when my shield drops you must promise me to take your sister and run."
Tears appeared in his eyes and he shook his head.
"I can help you I know I can, just let me tr..". She took his chin in her hand and made him look at her.
"Promise me josh". He was openly crying now and Paige could feel her throat tightening. How could she help them? What could she do? Was there time to run back to the Manor?
"I promise. But what about you?". He looked scared and held her hand tight. She smiled and stroked his cheek.
"I'll be fine, I just need to hold off the demon till you two get away. Don't look so scared, I'm the one with the powers here". She gave him another reassuring smile and took a deep breath. She was weakening, too fast to keep the shield up for much longer. The demon was pressing the shield, testing it, trying to push his way through.
The thought of him touching her children, taking them away, killing them, made her angry and more determined to keep them safe. She managed to smirk at the demon.
"It'll take more than that to break me..DEMON". The demon snarled and threw himself against the shield. The woman recoiled as if she had been struck but it still held firm. The little girl sat up and rocked herself, hugging the doll. Her brother stood over her protectively, a determined stare on his face. The demon threw a volley of energy balls at the shield, with each strike it dimmed and the woman cried out.
"Josh get ready, grab your sister and be ready to run". The demon stepped back a few feet and charged another energy ball. It illuminated his face in the quickly fading daylight. His eyes glowed red and he threw it. The woman fell to her knees and the shield rippled and then fizzled out.
"RUN JOSH RUN". The boy turned to see the demon bearing down on his mother. He screamed and threw a fireball. It was small and bounced uselessly off the demons arm. The demon turned and smiled at the boy before throwing an energy ball. The boy screamed again and threw himself over his sister.
"Energy ball!". It was surrounded in white light and reappeared in Paige's waiting hand. She threw it and ran towards the children. The energy ball hit the demon in the chest and knocked him backwards. He got up and snarled again.
"You, what are you doing here? What are you?".
"Charmed". She smiled as the demon recoiled and looked hesitant. The woman scrambled to her feet and stood next to Paige. She grasped her hand and squeezed it smiling reassuringly.
"I doubt you are any match for two witches, run back to whoever you work for and tell him that these people are in the protection of the Charmed Ones now".
The demon turned and shimmered away. The woman sobbed in relief and turned to Paige.
"Who are you? Are you a witch? How did you know we were in danger?". The woman sat on the grass and a flood of questions came out of her. Paige joined her and smiled again.
"I am Paige Halliwell, I am a witch like you. One of the Charmed Ones." She looked disappointed when the woman looked blankly at her.
"To be truthful I didn't know you were in trouble. I was walking home when I sensed something was wrong. I saw you and thought I had better stay just in case".
"Well I am glad you did, that demon would have killed us all". She realised the full meaning of her words and sobbed soundlessly into her hands. Paige put a comforting hand on her shoulder and tried to change the subject.
"Why don't you tell me who you are?". She asked. The woman cleared her throat and wiped her eyes.
"I am Clare, Clare Donovan. These are my children Josh and Susanna". She gestured fondly to her children and then stood up with a scream. The demon was holding an athame next Susanna's neck and had his hand over Josh's mouth. Paige noticed that Susanna seemed to be unconscious. Probably for the best she thought as she called for the athame.
"Athame!". It orbed into her hand. The demon swore and pushed Josh away. Paige threw the athame back at the demon but he shimmered away….with Susanna. The woman ran forward screaming. She dropped to the ground where Susanna was and picked up the little girls doll. She clutched it and pulled Josh close to her. He was crying and hugged her tight.
"Whats going to happen now mom? When are we going to get Susanna back?". She looked wordlessly and Paige stepped forward.
"If you come with me we can get your daughter back. My sisters are also witches; we'll get her back Clare. She bent down in front of Josh and reached into her bag. She pulled out a lollypop and handed it to him. It wasn't much she knew but the kid needed something.
"We'll have to wait here for a little bit till we're…'picked up'. She smiled and wondered how they'd react to Leo.
"LEO".
End of chapter one.
Ack, writing seriously is hard. Review me and it will help me write the next one better.
Paige walked through the park. It was early evening and the sun was starting to set, the wind shook the tree's creating a soft eerie wailing noise. She shuddered and looked behind herself nervously.
"Come on Paige, pull yourself. You fought demons and now you are scared of the wind".
She turned a corned and saw a woman and two children, a boy and a girl, walking quickly, one of the children was lagging behind and dragging a bag of groceries.
Paige smiled to herself and remembered how she had hated food shopping when she was younger. Suddenly she stiffened and looked around the park. Something wasn't right, something felt bad. She wanted to run home to the Manor and tell her sisters about it but she couldn't. The woman and the children were still there, they might be in danger. She walked faster and kept within hearing distance of them.
"Mom, why do I have to carry the heaviest bag? She doesn't have to carry anything!"
The boy was complaining and the girl smirked as she held the woman's hand and a doll in the other.
"Listen Josh, I am fed up of your attitude. Would it kill you to carry the food that YOU are going to eat when we get home?". The woman looked frustrated.
"That might not kill him but this will". A demon shimmered in front of them and raised his hand to throw an energy ball. The woman screamed and pushed her children behind her.
"Wait! Why have you come after us? Who are you?"
"I think you know the reason….WITCH" he spat the word as the energy ball left his hand and flew towards her. Paige stood stunned and was about to call for it when the woman threw up her hands. A blue shield appeared around her and the children. The energy ball ricocheted off and exploded on a tree.
"Don't be scared, we'll be safe behind my shield". The woman frantically said as she turned to her tearful children. The demon laughed and stalked around the perimeter.
"Foolish witch. I know you can't sustain this forever and when you tire I will be waiting here to kill you and collect my bounty".
The little girl curled up on the floor and sobbed softly while the boy tugged at his mother's sleeve.
"Mom, mom listen to me. MOM!".
"What is it Josh? I need to concentrate on keeping my shield up". She was beginning to pale and beads of sweat trickled down her brow.
"Let me use my powers on him! I have been practicing loads, I know I can do it". He smiled and looked expectantly at her.
"Oh Joshy, my boy, my baby. I can't let you do that. But when my shield drops you must promise me to take your sister and run."
Tears appeared in his eyes and he shook his head.
"I can help you I know I can, just let me tr..". She took his chin in her hand and made him look at her.
"Promise me josh". He was openly crying now and Paige could feel her throat tightening. How could she help them? What could she do? Was there time to run back to the Manor?
"I promise. But what about you?". He looked scared and held her hand tight. She smiled and stroked his cheek.
"I'll be fine, I just need to hold off the demon till you two get away. Don't look so scared, I'm the one with the powers here". She gave him another reassuring smile and took a deep breath. She was weakening, too fast to keep the shield up for much longer. The demon was pressing the shield, testing it, trying to push his way through.
The thought of him touching her children, taking them away, killing them, made her angry and more determined to keep them safe. She managed to smirk at the demon.
"It'll take more than that to break me..DEMON". The demon snarled and threw himself against the shield. The woman recoiled as if she had been struck but it still held firm. The little girl sat up and rocked herself, hugging the doll. Her brother stood over her protectively, a determined stare on his face. The demon threw a volley of energy balls at the shield, with each strike it dimmed and the woman cried out.
"Josh get ready, grab your sister and be ready to run". The demon stepped back a few feet and charged another energy ball. It illuminated his face in the quickly fading daylight. His eyes glowed red and he threw it. The woman fell to her knees and the shield rippled and then fizzled out.
"RUN JOSH RUN". The boy turned to see the demon bearing down on his mother. He screamed and threw a fireball. It was small and bounced uselessly off the demons arm. The demon turned and smiled at the boy before throwing an energy ball. The boy screamed again and threw himself over his sister.
"Energy ball!". It was surrounded in white light and reappeared in Paige's waiting hand. She threw it and ran towards the children. The energy ball hit the demon in the chest and knocked him backwards. He got up and snarled again.
"You, what are you doing here? What are you?".
"Charmed". She smiled as the demon recoiled and looked hesitant. The woman scrambled to her feet and stood next to Paige. She grasped her hand and squeezed it smiling reassuringly.
"I doubt you are any match for two witches, run back to whoever you work for and tell him that these people are in the protection of the Charmed Ones now".
The demon turned and shimmered away. The woman sobbed in relief and turned to Paige.
"Who are you? Are you a witch? How did you know we were in danger?". The woman sat on the grass and a flood of questions came out of her. Paige joined her and smiled again.
"I am Paige Halliwell, I am a witch like you. One of the Charmed Ones." She looked disappointed when the woman looked blankly at her.
"To be truthful I didn't know you were in trouble. I was walking home when I sensed something was wrong. I saw you and thought I had better stay just in case".
"Well I am glad you did, that demon would have killed us all". She realised the full meaning of her words and sobbed soundlessly into her hands. Paige put a comforting hand on her shoulder and tried to change the subject.
"Why don't you tell me who you are?". She asked. The woman cleared her throat and wiped her eyes.
"I am Clare, Clare Donovan. These are my children Josh and Susanna". She gestured fondly to her children and then stood up with a scream. The demon was holding an athame next Susanna's neck and had his hand over Josh's mouth. Paige noticed that Susanna seemed to be unconscious. Probably for the best she thought as she called for the athame.
"Athame!". It orbed into her hand. The demon swore and pushed Josh away. Paige threw the athame back at the demon but he shimmered away….with Susanna. The woman ran forward screaming. She dropped to the ground where Susanna was and picked up the little girls doll. She clutched it and pulled Josh close to her. He was crying and hugged her tight.
"Whats going to happen now mom? When are we going to get Susanna back?". She looked wordlessly and Paige stepped forward.
"If you come with me we can get your daughter back. My sisters are also witches; we'll get her back Clare. She bent down in front of Josh and reached into her bag. She pulled out a lollypop and handed it to him. It wasn't much she knew but the kid needed something.
"We'll have to wait here for a little bit till we're…'picked up'. She smiled and wondered how they'd react to Leo.
"LEO".
End of chapter one.
Ack, writing seriously is hard. Review me and it will help me write the next one better.